need for speed .. and water..

7.5m at 6:50. the long Hyde Park run. didn't mean to go this fast - the preference was for a run closer to 7:10-7:20, but it's such a nice sunny day, and we got talking about all sorts of things, and we upped the pace without thinking. probably ok really, considering we'll be running shorter, faster races soon - so the training speed is going to have to go up a notch or two. it was actually quite hot along Rotten Row, around 5.5m in - no shade, running on hot asphalt.. so we were both pretty light-headed at the end. lots of water later and no need for the bathroom any time yet! supposed to only get hotter towards the end of the week too.

i was pretty tired in the run and i can feel it now too. last night i went out with one of my oldest friends, Chris. we always meet on the third Tuesday of the month. we always meet in the same place, the Cork and Bottle. there we have a couple of glasses of great wine from their fantastic board selection. then it's off to the same restaurant we always go to, rossopomodoro. Polly thinks we're crazy to always do the same thing. well, i proposed it, and we both even look forward to it now. it is a little silly considering the huge selection of great places to drink and eat in and around central London, but hey.. we used to meet in a fantastic coffeehouse on Charing Cross Rd, called caffe vergnano, and i do miss their coffee - but it's not a great way to start off an evening. not in the same way a glass of wine does. anyway, we had two glasses of wine and went on and had the obligatory pizza. i admittedly felt overly full and weary, but that's sometimes a nice way to be. was home later than planned, so we went to bed straight away. i couldn't get comfortable too easily, and through the night was up three times to get a glass of water. either the food was too salty or i'm still a complete alcohol lightweight. probably a bit of both.

not enough sleep and a restless night can really effect my performance. i'm terrible at getting to bed at a reasonable hour, and this isn't helped by me being an early bird too. Joe and i are regularly up before the girls. it's crazy that i don't make it a rule to get to bed earlier considering how great i feel when it happens and the day after, when i'm all refreshed. must try harder.